Adult Site Written 'Wicked'Doll, Used Prices Soar 10 Times
Nov 14, 2024
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According to the New York Post and other foreign media, Mattel printed the website address on boxes of the 'Martel Wicked Collection' dolls, which are mainly sold in the United States.
The official website address 'Wicked Movie Dotcom (WickedMovie.com )' run by Universal Pictures, the distributor of the film, should be written, among which 'Movie' was omitted.
The problem is that the address missing one word was a pornographic site.
Mattel, who belatedly grasped the situation after a flurry of protests online, expressed his deep regret and is taking immediate action. We inform parents that misprinted websites are not suitable for children" he said.
Mattel also asked those who bought the dolls to throw away their product packaging or erase their web addresses.
Currently, the doll is not available for purchase online and is being recalled from offline stores as well.
However, dolls with wrong web addresses are popularly traded on secondhand trading sites.
Originally, the price was $20 to $40 per unit, but it was traded at two to three times the amount, but recently exceeded $200 (about 280,000 won).
Meanwhile, 'Wicked', which will be released in Korea on the 20th, is a film adaptation of a popular Broadway musical based on Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel. Pop singers Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, and Yang Ja-kyung will appear.
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